Mainstream U.S. Media Discovers Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu coverage in a major newspaper shows that Ubuntu users aren’t necessarily geeks. In fact, more and more of those Ubuntu users apparently live on Main Street U.S.A.
Archive for March 11, 2008
First Look at StarCraft II Zerg
This new StarCraft II trailer that just debuted in Korea gives a first look at the Zerg alien race. Great looking trailer! Just checked the news, and no, South Korea hasn’t imploded. Yet.
Gaming Community Reports 67% Xbox 360 Console Failure Rate
Over 3,500 members of the Cheap Ass Gamer online community responded to a survey on Xbox 360 console reliability. 59% reported at least one failure and at least 67% of their consoles have failed!
Confirmed: Xbox 360 Price-Cut, Now Cheaper Than Wii
After rumours that the Xbox 360 would be seeing a price cut in Europe, today is the day Amazon.co.uk let the numbers slip before the end of the announcement’s NDA. The new Xbox 360 Arcade price places Microsoft’s offering into the cheapest current generation console in the UK market.
PSA: Dreamcast.com turned into phishing scam
Japanese news site Mainichi has confirmed that dreamcast.com is no longer owned by Sega and is using the official Dreamcast and company logos illegally. As we wait for further information, please do not submit any personal information to dreamcast.com.
Warning: The Web Hosting Business is Not For Kids
I admire teenagers (including many of you) who do take the step into the on-line world, but Web Hosting is a business which you should attempt only if you are serious and only if you are not after a quick buck. Why? Because you will fail and drag your customers with you when this happens.
TSA can’t believe MacBook Air is a real laptop, causes owner
The TSA has been known to take issue with products designed in Cupertino before, but for one particular traveler, it was Apple’s thinnest laptop ever that caused the latest holdup.
Aperture 2.0: the Ars Technica review
It has been over two years since Apple released Aperture 1.0. Version 2 of the application is upon us; Ars goes in depth to see what Apple has been up to since version 1.5.
